Motor-cycle stand.



H. W. WEED.

MOTOR CYCLE STAND.

APPLICATION HLED NOV-16,1916.

1 ,21 9,889 Pafented Mar. 20, 1917.

INVENTOR fiW/Wwa ,4 TTOHIVEYS UNITED STATES P 'r a leron.

HOWARD W. WEED, F STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

MOTOR-CYCLE STAND.

1 Application filed November 16, 1916.

'2 the like and has particular reference to stands ormeans for supporting such machines 1n upright position.

Among the objects of the invention is to,

simplify the construction as well as the manipulation of this class of devices.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting stand for a motorcycle carried by and cooperating with the central or power portion thereof rather than with the frame at the rear Wheel.

More definitely stated, I provide a means whereby it becomes unnecessary for the operator to lift or even roll his machine in order to make the stand operative, my improved stand being designed to be projected downwardly into operative position by the operators foot while still seated upon the saddle, means being provided also to lock the stand in such operative position.

Another object of the invention is to provide locking means for the stand which is adapted to be released by the operators foot while seated in riding position.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views,.and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a motorcycle having my improvement attached thereto and in supporting position;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the locking device as seen fr'omthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the locking device seen from the line 33.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, I show a motorcycle of any standard or conventional type, the same including Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1,917.

Serial'No. 131,654.

a frame 10, front and rear wheels 11 and 12, a motor 13, gear casing 14, and foot rests 15.

As shown, the frame extends beneath and back of the motor 13, and the front ends of the foot rests are secured thereto at 16. The movable portion of the stand or the stand proper is indicated at 17 as comprising a pair of divergent legs and a transverse connecting portion 18 journaled in a bearing 19 carried by the frame just below the point of attachment 16. It thus will be seen that the stand 17 is carried or operates beneath the foot rests 15, in an inconspicuous place,

and at the san'ie time is operative upon the heaviest portion of the machine whereby its usefulness is materially enhanced. When the stand is out of use, it is held swung upwardly and rearwardly aroundthe bearing 19 close beneath the foot rests. A spring 20, shown as connected at one end to the stand and at the other end to the motor or gear casing, is depended upon to automatically swing the stand upward into inoperative or carrylng position.

Secured to one leg of the stand is a treadle 21, having at its upper or rear end a head 22.

The treadle extends and operates'between one of the foot rests and thegear casing, and the head 22 thereof occupies a position where it may be easily reached by the operators foot for depressing the stand to operative position against the force of the spring 20.

Any suitable means may be provided'to lock the stand in both its operative and inoperative positions in alternation. For this purpose I show an arc-shaped arm 23 pivoted at its upper end at 2lnpon a stationary lug or bracket 25 carried by the motor or motor frame- The pivot is so arranged that the arm is adapted to vibrate laterally but, as shown, is actedupon by a leaf spring 26, tending to force the arm outwardly away from the motor casing. The upper portion of the arm is provided with a cam face 27 on the outer side, whereby the arm is forced inwardly against the tension of the spring 26 by the operators foot. Thelower end of porting position, the operator will kick the arm 23 loose from the head 22 and then depress said head and stand until it engage the ground. At this time the head 22 will engage in one of the notches 29 formed in the lower end of the arm. It will thus be seen that the same locking arm serves to positively hold the standin either its operative or inoperative position. To release the treadle for starting of the machine, a simple kick of the arm inwardly by the operators foot is sutlicient, allowing the spring 20 to automatically swing the stand upward to its 'dle position. The device is simple of construction, safe and reliable in use and, furthermore, is noiseless when the machine is unoer way and requires no special effort on the part of the operator.

1 claim:

1. The herein described stand for motorcycles comprising a swinging supporting meml er pivoted adjacent to the motor frame, a treadle rigidly secured to the sup porting member, and spring operated means movably connected to the motor frame and cooperating directly with said treadle to hold the supporting member in either its operative or inoperative position.

2. The combination with a motorcycle including a motor frame and a foot rest at one side thereof, of a stand, means to pivot one end of the stand to the lower portion of the motor frame beneath said foot rest, a treadle connected to the stand and extending thence upwardly between the foot rest and the frame, and a toothed member cooperating with the treadle to hold the stand in fixed position.

3. The combination with a motorcycle including a frame, a motor carried Within the frame and a foot restat one side of the motor frame, of a supporting stand pivoted to the frame first mentioned adjacent to the foot rest and occupying a position below the plane of said foot rest, locking means carried by the motor frame and movable relatively thereto, and means extending from the stand into cotiperation with said locking means whereby the stand may be held positively in either its operative or inoperative position.

The combination with a motorcycle including a main frame and a motor carried within the frame, of a supporting stand, means pivotally connecting one end of the stand to the frame adjacent to the motor, a treadle extending rearwardly and upwardly from the lower portion of the stand, an arm pivoted at its upper end to the motor frame, and means providing for the interlocking of the treadle with said arm in either the supporting or idle position of the stand.

5. in a motorcycle support, the combination of a pivoted stand, a treadle extending upwardly therefrom and a locking arm cooperating with said treadle, said locking arm having a stop shoulder near its upper end against which the treadle may impinge and also having a notch just beneath said shoulder to hold the stand in idle position, said arm also being provided with a series of notches near its lower end, with any one of which the treadle may cooperate in the supporting position of the stand.

(3. In a motorcycle support, the combination of a stand movable from its idle position downwardly to its supporting position, a treadle connected to the stand for controlling its movement, said treadle having a head at its upper end, a movable arm hav ing a cam near its upper end providing a stop shoulder and also having a series of notches near its lower end, means acting upon the support tending to hold it elevated with the head of the treadle against said stop shoulder, and means acting upon the movable arm tending to cause the head to interlock with one of said notches, the an rangement of the cam portion of the arm being such that a single downward movement of the operators foot suffices to release the treadle and force it and the stand downwardly.

7. The combination with a motorcycle including a motor frame, of a stand, means to pivot one end of the stand to the lower portion of the motor frame, the other end of the stand being adapted to engage the ground, a treadle carried by the stand and extending thence upwardly, and toothed means cooperating directly and automatically with said treadle to positively hold the treadle and stand in both its operative and inoperative positions in alternation, said toothed means being releasable from the treadle by the operators foot.

8. The combination with a motorcycle, of a supporting member therefor movably mounted up and down between the front and rear wheels, a foot member connected directly to the suppor to force the support downward into supporting position, means connected to the support to automatically elevate it to idle position when released, and spring catch means automatically coooperating with the support in both its operative and inoperative positions in alternation to hold it positively, said catch means being releasable by the operators' foot.

HOWARD W. WEED.

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